Each of the GRE sample analogy questions below consists of two words that have a certain relationship to each other, followed by five lettered pairs of related words. Select the lettered pair of words.
Following are some GRE sample analogy questions.
FOOTBALL : GRIDIRON
a. wrestling : mat
b. court : tennis
c. bowling : floor
d. rugby : arena
e. baseball : diamond
Ans : E
EXPURGATE : PASSAGE
a. abridge : text
b. filter : water
c. irritate : wound
d. burn : book
e. cancel : plan
Ans : B
IMPECUNIOUS : HOVEL
a. progress : prosper
b. mendicant : evasion
c. prosperity : poverty
d. mendacious : cringe
e. affluent : mansion
Ans : E
APIARY : BEE
a. museum : painting
b. dam : water
c. arboretum : tree
d. forum : speech
e. planetarium : star
Ans : C
SAND PAPER : ABRASIVE
a. gasoline : refined
b. grativity : irritant
c. polish : floors
d. acrylic : emulsion
e. oil : lubricant.
Ans : E
DIAPHANOUS : CACOPHONOUS
a. translucent : transparent
b. transparent : noisy
c. sheer : opaque
d. harmonious : discordant
e. twofold : multiple.
Ans : B
INFANCY : SENILITY
a. january : October
b. incipient : critical
c. day : night
d. conclusion : climax
e. dawn : dusk.
Ans : E
RIG : CONTEST
a. solve : conundrum
b. predict : race
c. repudiate : thesis
d. gerrymander : district
e. incriminate : evidence
Ans : D
